The Orphic Hymns
By: Orpheus
4.37
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
At the very beginnings of the Archaic Age, the great singer Orpheus taught a new religion that cent…
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1. The Comedy of Errors
By: William Shakespeare
3.72
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Excerpt from Die Kom�die der Irrungen Geste Grayorum or the History of the High and mighty Princ… read more
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"Why should their liberty than ours be more?"-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
"El tiempo es insolvente y debe más de lo que tiene."-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
"Mi corazón ora por él, aunque mi lengua lo maldiga."-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
"¡A cuántos tontos enamorados esclaviza la locura de los celos!"-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
2. Les Fleurs du Mal
By: Charles Baudelaire , Richard Howard
4.20
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
Charles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex … read more
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"L'orage rajeunit les fleurs"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"I am the vampire at my own veins."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"Beauty, you walk on corpses, mocking them;"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"My heart is lost; the beasts have eaten it."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
3. Troilus and Cressida
By: William Shakespeare , Louis B. Wright , Virginia A. LaMar
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's plays. Now in its third… read more
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- poetry
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4. The Bacchae
By: Euripides , Kenneth McLeish , None
3.92
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently h… read more
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- classics
- mythology
"Cleverness is not wisdom."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"He who believes needs no explanation."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"-Euripides, The Bacchae
5. Vita Nuova
By: Dante Alighieri , Mark Musa
3.89
Format: 221 pages, Paperback
Vita Nuova(1292-94) is regarded as one of Dante's most profound creations. The thirty-one poems in … read more
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6. Ancient Mystery Cults
By: Walter Burkert
3.75
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
The foremost historian of Greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a l… read more
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7. If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
By: Sappho , Anne Carson
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
From poet and classicist Anne Carson comes this translation of the work of Sappho, together with th… read more
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8. Hesiod: The Works and Days/Theogony/The Shield of Herakles
By: Hesiod , Richmond Lattimore
4.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Three epic poems by Hesiod, the 'other' great epic poet of ancient Greece (along with Homer, his ne… read more
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- mythology
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9. Daphnis and Chloe
By: Paul Turner , Longus
3.68
Format: 593 pages, Paperback
A tender novel describing eager and inept young love, Daphnis and Chloe tells the story of a baby b… read more
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10. Odes and Epodes
By: Horatius , Niall Rudd
3.99
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The poetry of Horace (born 65 bc) is richly varied, its focus moving between public and private con… read more
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11. Prometheus Bound
By: Aeschylus , None , James Scully , C. John Herington
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Featuring an insightful introduction, comprehensive commentary on plot, characters, structure, and … read more
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- classics
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12. The Dhammapada
By: Anonymous , Thich Nhat Hanh , None , None
3.43
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
The Dhammapada (Pali; Prakrit: dhmmpd Dhammapada; Sanskrit: dhrmpd Dharmapada) is a collection of s… read more
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13. Homeric Hymns
By: Homer , Jules Cashford , None
4.44
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddess… read more
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14. Theogony/Works and Days
By: Hesiod , None
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Hesiod, one of the oldest known Greek poets, stands out as the first personality in European litera… read more
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15. Metamorphoses
By: Ovid , David Raeburn , Denis Feeney
3.99
Format: 240 pages,
Metamorphoses (from Greek meta meta and morphe morphe, meaning "changes of shape"), is a Latin narr… read more
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16. The Complete Poems
By: Catullus , Guy Lee
3.37
Format: None pages, Paperback
Of all Greek and Latin poets Catullus is perhaps the most accessible to the modern reader. Dealing … read more
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17. La Dame aux Camélias
By: Alexandre Dumas fils , David Coward
4.04
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
One of the greatest love stories of all time, this novel has fascinated generations of readers. Dum… read more
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"Had she stabbed me with a knife, she could not have hurt me more."-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias
"Life is no more than the repeated fulfilling of a permanent desire."-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias
"We are not allowed to have hearts, under penalty of being hooted down."-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias
"La vida es maravillosa, querido. Depende del color del cristal con que se mira"-Alexandre Dumas fils, La Dame aux Camélias
18. The Iliad
By: Homer
3.91
Format: 848 pages, Hardcover
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more
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"I say no wealth is worth my life."-Homer, The Iliad
"These were the colloquies in heaven."-Homer, The Iliad
"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."-Homer, The Iliad
"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"-Homer, The Iliad
19. The Orphic Hymns
By: Orpheus
4.37
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
At the very beginnings of the Archaic Age, the great singer Orpheus taught a new religion that cent… read more
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20. Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship
By: Christos Pandion Panopoulos
4.44
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Within this publication, the reader is presented with explanations for the central concepts and bas… read more
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21. The Homeric Hymns
By: Apostolos N. Athanassakis
4.00
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The best-selling, essential, and straightforward translation of the Homeric Hymns, accompanied by a… read more
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